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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 2005 (Feb)
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Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 32.6%RJD 29.9%11 others 37.5%
Votes
33,834
32.7% share
Winning margin
2,763
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
50.0%
of 2,07,761
A closely fought contest. RAMESHWAR PRASAD won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 33,834 | 32.7% |
| 2 | VIJENDRA KUMAR YADAV | 31,071 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | ANIL SAMRAT | IND | 16,134 | 15.6% |
| 4 | KAMLA PRASAD SINGH | NDA | 10,258 | 9.9% |
| 5 | SHIVJEE SINGH | 4,524 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR TIWARI | BSP | 1,515 | 1.5% |
| 7 | VIRENDRA KUMAR PANDAY | IND | 1,475 | 1.4% |
| 8 | SITA RAM SINGH | IND | 1,189 | 1.2% |
| 9 | VIJAY YADAV | IND | 883 | 0.9% |
| 10 | SATYENDRA SINGH | IND | 681 | 0.7% |
| 11 | DILEEP SINGH | ABJS | 666 | 0.6% |
| 12 | MAMTA KUWAR | JKM | 581 | 0.6% |
| 13 | JHULAN SINGH | IND | 564 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 32.7%RJD 30.1%IND 15.6%BJP 9.9%OTH 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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